Florida Law Enforcement Backs Trio Of Federal Bills Targeting Animal Fighting And Cruelty - Tampa Free Press

Florida Law Enforcement Backs Trio Of Federal Bills Targeting Animal Fighting And Cruelty - Tampa Free Press

Florida prosecutors and sheriffs across all 67 counties are calling on Congress to pass three federal bills designed to crack down on organized animal fighting, animal cruelty, and animal trafficking. The Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association (FPAA), which represents the state’s 20 elected state attorneys and more than 2,000 assistant state attorneys, has endorsed the No […] Florida Law Enforcement Backs Trio Of Federal Bills Targeting Anima…

Lake Wales man gets 364 days in jail for animal cruelty: SAO

A Lake Wales man received nearly a year in jail after he was found guilty of the starving and neglect of a dog, prosecutors said.Maurice Owens, 46 was given a maximum sentence of 364 days in Polk County Jail after a jury found him guilty of animal cruelty, the State Attorney's Office (SAO) , 10th Judicial Circuit said.On Jan. 21, Polk County Sheriffs Office deputies responded to a call from a concerned bystander about a dog on a property in Lake…

Florida Law Enforcement Rallies Behind Three Federal Bills to Crack Down on Animal Cruelty, Fighting and Trafficking

Florida prosecutors and sheriffs representing all 67 counties urge Congress to advance the ACE Act, FIGHT Act and No Flight, No Fight Act TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s leading law enforcement organizations are backing a three-pronged federal legislative campaign to give law enforcement a stronger set of tools organized dogfighting and cockfighting, other forms of malicious cruelty, ... Read more The post Florida Law Enforcement Rallies Behind Th…